Archive for 'December,2012'

By Melissa Quinn Forget the traditional nurse’s office, Alexandria City Public Schools officials hope to unveil a mobile doctor’s office by the end of 2014. The district recently received a grant for more than $380,771 from [...]

By Melissa Quinn For Joanne Sapp, the busiest time of the year is prom season. Her store, Dejavu Boutique, boasts racks and racks of dresses – floor length and cocktail, sparkles and silk – come spring, [...]

By Jim Roberts, Alexandria To the editor: Great editorial (“Competition avoidance: not the right lesson at T.C.,” December 13) decrying the feel-good plan by the underachieving, well-intentioned school district to ensure no T.C. Williams student graduates last. [...]

Alexandria police charged U.S. Senator Michael Dean Crapo (R-Idaho) with driving under the influence after he allegedly failed several field sobriety tests following a vehicle stop early Sunday morning. Crapo, 61, was arrested after an officer [...]

We were pleased to see the city council approve plans for a new Jefferson-Houston School on Saturday. Yes, not everyone agrees with the specifics of the project. But school and city officials’ efforts to engage the [...]

Authorities arrested a city woman for allegedly trying to burn down an Old Town apartment building early Friday morning. Beatrice Thompson, 20, was charged with burning an occupied house after fire officials received a call about [...]

By Melissa Quinn Alexandria City Council paved the way for Union Street, one of Old Town’s busiest thoroughfares, to get a makeover in the not-too-distant future Saturday. The Port City’s top-elected officials approved short-term recommendations in [...]

By Denise Dunbar Like most people, I still can’t comprehend what happened in Connecticut on Friday morning. There are places the human mind just can’t fully go, and visualizing a room full of slaughtered 6-year-olds is [...]